• NGOs reportedly received 4,250 requests for sexual abuse assistance in 2010. More than 40% of applicants said they were victims of rape or attempted rape, and two-thirds said they were sexually assaulted before the age of 18.

• “Modesty patrols” harass women in Haredi neighborhoods.

Advocacy:

• Ministry of Social Affairs operated a battered women’s shelter and an abuse reporting hotline.

• Awareness Centre (Tel Aviv) – NGO specializing in research on trafficking in women and prostitution in Israel.